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formed ofn NETE@ STS JOHN L. CLARK, JR., QF 'BAIBHAVEN, vASSACHSETTS.

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` Application lcd November T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that l, JOHN L. CLARK, Jr., of l `airhaven, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-; and I' do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesaine..

This invention relates to improvements in neckwcar, and morev particularly to that class of neckwear generally designated as ties.

lt is one of the objects of this invention to suitably reinforce those ties which are blanks cut to the proper shape and then fblded over to form 'a complete tie.

A. further object consists/in reinforcing the tie in sueb a manner to prevent longi `tudinal and lateral distortion of the tie during the tying operation, or when adjusting the tie between folds of the collar.

A still further object consists in the provision, on the neck portion and knotting portion of the tie, of a slipeasy surface which will admit of the tie being ,pulled or adjusted, when inserted between the folds of the collar, with a miniinuin'of friction and will-also enable the wearer to tie and nntie 'the knot without diliiculty. And still another object of this invention is to reinforce the body of the tie throughout its length and width and to have the reinforcingv member form the slip-easy surface of the neck and knotting portions of the tie.

Other features of the invention will be more fully described in connection with the 'accompanying' drawing forming a part of this specification. and will be more jiarticularly pointed out in and by tbc appended claims.

n the drawing-Figure 'l is a View". in a` tie made up according to one forni of my invention and having open ended flaps. Fig. Q is a perspective view of one fiap of the tie shown in Fig. with the fold thereof opened out to4 show the reinforcing strip. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on theline 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. lis a sectional yiew on the line. 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 5-5 of F ig. 1 and showing the body, forming the facing` of the tie, and the reinforcing strip` or bacio ing secured thereto. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view showing one corner of' Fig. 5.'

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Patented May o, isili. serial ne. 874,763.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the diderent'figures of the drawing.

The invention, as shown win the drawings, is an open-end neck-tie with'` the goods forming the body portion cut on the bias, and itis this type of neck tie which it is most preferable to reinforce according to my invention, since a necktie in which the goods forming the body portion is` out on the bias is lextremely liable to become laterally and longitudinally distorted through pulling the vsaine in adjusting it between the folds of a collar.

T he necktie shown comprises a bodyl l, forming a facing. and a substantially inextensible satin finished reinforcing backing strip Q. rl`he body l is folded over at the ends to forin the open ended fiaps 3 and 4, provided with shoulders 5 and 6 respectively. The reinforcing backing strip 2. extends froin side to side of each of the fiaps 3 and ll-, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawingfand .is stitched or otherwise tacked to the margins of the flaps to reinforce the saine. against lateral distortion. rilso the reinforcing backing strip 2 extends throughout the length of the tie body l in blank and is stitched or otherwise secured to the end edges thereof, thereby preventing longitudr nal distortion of the tie, during thetying or adj ust-ing operation. From the shoulder 5 to the shoulder (i, which includes the neck portion 7, the body `l is only of sufficient width to forni the facing of the tie and neck portion, and the satin finish reinforcing backing strip l forms a back for the neck portion. which thereby provides, `by reason of its satin finish, a slip-easy length which is adapted to lie between the folds of the collar when the tie is in position, and which allows the neck portion of the tie to slip easily when the ends of the tie are pulled, thus facilitating adjustment of the tie and reducing very n'xatcrially the strains which must he exerted on the tie by the wearer during the tying operation. The satin finish reinforcing backing strip 2 oirtends, as before stated, from side to side of each of the aps, and also extends throughout the length of the tie. shoulders 5 and disposed between the facing and the. overturned portions of the between the shoulders and the facing. Froin Shoulder to shoulder thereinforcing backing However at the G the reinforcing strip is iiaps thus placing it the body forming the .facing of the neck `pmtion itis preferable7 at the neck portion 7 to run .severai` lines of stitching Q which strengthen the neck portion 7.

it Will be seen from the foregoing description that have rovided, in a necktieiereinforcing strip aving a satin finish I- which provides a slip-easy length at the neck and also reinforces the tie 'from end toeliet and side to side, and While have hereinshownand described' one specific form "oiny invention; I do not wish 'to be-iirnited thereto except for such limitations as the' claims may enforce. it. 1s also to nt`ited'-thsit niy invention is Iappllcadole,to

j neckties which are not out 'on 'the bias. Furtherniore it is :to be noted that my invention may be embodied iinties of bothtbefonrdm hand and bow style Without departing roni Athe spirit o flthe invention.

claim l. 1n -ajnecktie, a tie body including a sacre neckportion and open ended iiaps provided with shoulders, that portion offthe-tie body constituting the neck portion being only of sufficient Width to form the facing ofthe neck portion, a satin finish reinforcing strip co-extensiwe With the body in blank and tacked to the margins of the neck portion and forming a slip-easy 7 backing therefor, said strip. extending beyond the shoulders of the flaps and tacked to the shoulders and to the margins of the, iiap's, substantially as described.

2. A necktie consisting oit a tie body7 coin- Dising a neck-band portion and open end tying Hops, and e substantially inextensible n reinforcing backing (3o-extensive with the tie body in blank and tacked lto the margins thereof.

3. An open end necktie' consisting ot a tie body comprising a neck-band portion and open end tying flaps, and an ineXtensi-` olie backing' for the neck-band portion and said tying' flaps', said backing'being .co-exten sive with the tying fia-ps in blank and tacked to the margins of said flaps.

In testimony whereof, havesigned Athis l specification in the presence of two subscrib ing Witnesses JOHN L. CLARK, Jn. Witnesses z Enne E. DAHOL, WILLIAM CAsWnLL. 

